Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were all busy days at work, but notunduly so. Out of the office at reasonable hours, with not muchhappening in the evening.Friday night started promisingly, as I caught the 18.10 out of Euston.Just sitting quietly listening to music and using my laptop, itvaguely occurred to me that we weren't moving. To make a long storyshort, using TfL's euphemism, there was a person under a train on thetrain in front of mine. So we had to wait till they got a replacementdriver and the police were satisfied. We then travelled south pastLeighton Buzzard to switch to the other line and get up to MiltonKeynes and then on to Crewe, where my train terminated. Change atCrewe for Chester. It was raining in Chester, where I gave up andcaught a taxi. Back home 00.15.Saturday, off to Liverpool to see David off on his way back toSheffield. That ran very smoothly. Viv wanted to gosomewhere/anywhere, so we went to New Ferry to look at the Merseycoast there. I didn't know the Great Eastern had closed, though by thelook of it, it's been closed fpr years. It looks like it was amagnificent place in its heyday.Then Viv went off to Messy Church and I went home. MC is a monthlypre-schooler friendly church event/service/activity/meal.Saturday evening was quite quiet.Sunday morning the usual service followed by a farewell lunch for Markand Kat, who are now worshipping at Kat's church. I don't think by anymeans that we have seen the last of them.Then home before going back there for the evening.An early morning start today as every Monday. Probably astraightforward journey, as I am already south of Watford withoutincident. That is all.

A busy week since the last time I wrote here, with late nights both atwork and at home. Once again, it's not the right forum to talk aboutwork issues here, so I won't do so.For my own records, I need to note that Viv, David and I all gaveblood on 3 Jan 2009.Monday last week has already been touched on here, but there is reallylittle to add. Leaving earlyish on Tuesday both too and from work,deciding to take it easy on Tuesday and maybe see a movie or a show onWed or Thu. Bad mistake: those were two late working nights. Didn'tget back to Wembley till after midnight on Wed night/Thu night.Saturday we went to Birkenhead. I had to certify someone's identityand after that we did a load of shopping.

Dawn, though a more dismal one than last week. Another week of thesame, though punctuated by a trip home on Tuesday for the churchcouncil meeting.

A quick check reveals it has been a week since a posting of value.Monday to Wednesday were still quite busy workdays, though not quiteat the frenetic pace of the week before.The opportunity to stay upmarket at lower prices was very welcome as Iwent off to the really rather splendid place at Canary Wharf.A straightforward trip home on Wednesday afternoon. Viv met me and wewent off to a friend's place for her birthday before going home andhaving a lazy evening before going to another friend's place for afairly quiet New Year celebration. It was snowing a little.New Year's Day and Betty came to visit us for lunch. We played gamesin the afternoon, if I've got the right day. I think that was the dayI successfully mined $1m of tin. But that's the object of the game.Friday. Not much. A deliberately quiet day. David and I went to thebank while Viv and Christopher went to the hospital...Don't remember much else about it. I think that might have been theday we all ended up playing computer Monopoly. Saturday was a tripinto town to give blood. Viv and I gave quite happily. It was David'sfirst time and I think he learnt a lot from the experience.Then we had lunch and bought him a coat with some money he had beengiven for Christmas for that purpose.In the background in the evening was the 100 best adverts programme. Iwrote the sermon for Sunday morning while that was on. We were lookingfor something that wouldn't distract me and that was ideal...Sunday morning. Delivery of the same sermon. A disappointly smallcongregation and a freezing church. The same at the other twoservices. I think the combination of the end of the holidays and thepoor weather will have put many off.Lunch at the Merebrook. Betty joined us. It was another relaxing afternoon.And an early start this morning. I'm on the train to Euston, whichshould be an adventure in itself.The plane crash that blocked services near Stafford on Friday has nowbeen sorted. The overhead cable issue near Watford may not have been,but the announcement on board didn't give any clue of a problem. Waitand see... though I would not expect a great amount of trouble if theline is clear, as this train is diesel-powered.Dawn is breaking over the frosty Cheshire countryside.Current music: Blonde on Blonde